BlackRock, Fidelity, Ark Invest, Franklin Templeton, VanEck Place Bitcoin ETF on Their Main Pages

Home pages of some spot Bitcoin ETF issuers now boldly show visitors that these funds are available to all interested members of the public. Several spot Bitcoin (BTC) issuers have added their ETF to the main pages on their respective websites. Visitors can now see the option to buy into a spot Bitcoin ETF on the websites of Ark Invest, VanEck, Fidelity, BlackRock, and Franklin Templeton. The development shows that the issuers have begun to announce the possibility of buying ETFs to their respective customer bases in addition to other…

Bankman-Fried publishes 250 pages of self-justification ahead of trial

In a 15,000-word document revealed by The New York Times, the disgraced crypto entrepreneur tried to share his point of view on what happened to FTX. Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX who’s charged with fraud over its collapse, wrote 15,000 words of what seems to be his legal defense strategy at a criminal trial scheduled for next month. According to details of the document first revealed by The New York Times and shared by Tiffany Fong, a social media influencer, SBF doubted that Caroline…

Judge to hear Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense against 4M pages of newly released evidence

A federal judge will hear Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense argument against a newly released batch of evidence provided by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Aug. 25. According to Bankman-Fried’s attorneys, an additional 4 million pages of discovery were released less than six weeks before his trial, scheduled for October 3.  Judge Lewis Kaplan issued an order on Aug. 26 requesting the government to respond to letters from the Bankman-Fried’s legal team regarding his appropriate access to discovery materials, as well as a request to prevent the government from using…

Bankruptcy Court Publishes 14,000 Pages of Celsius Customer Usernames and Trade History – Bitcoin News

The crypto community is upset about a recent discovery stemming from the Celsius bankruptcy case as a court filing has revealed over 14,000 pages of the usernames and trading histories of the company’s customers. While the file does not disclose personal information tied to the user’s finance providers or the customer’s residential address, the crypto community believes there are other ways these identities can be doxxed. Crypto Community Is Appalled by Celsius Username and Trading History Court Filing The embattled crypto lender Celsius is dealing with controversy again as a…

The Next Generation Of Blockchain Games Can Take A Few Pages Out of Cryptopia’s Book

Several aspects of play-to-earn gaming can draw in a mainstream crowd. A long-term developer vision combined with no upfront investment requirements is an excellent place to start. Cryptopia wants to highlight those aspects and more through its blockchain gaming venture. Gaining Traction is Essential Despite the growing popularity of play-to-earn gaming, most projects have one crucial flaw in common. They all require players to either make an upfront investment or hold their rewards for long periods in the hopes of prices going up. While that is a sensible economic model,…

IBM, Hacera Create Distributed ‘Yellow Pages’ for Blockchain Networks

IBM has teamed up with enterprise blockchain firm Hacera to launch a yellow pages-like directory aimed to make it easier for interested companies to participate in blockchain projects across the globe. Jerry Cuomo, vice president at IBM Blockchain, wrote in a blog post on Thursday that the directory – called Unbounded Registry – is now up and running, and aggregates a list of decentralized platforms built on various blockchain networks. The goal, as explained by Cuomo, is to have an information hub that can inform companies who are looking to adopt…

IBM Joins Decentralized ‘Yellow Pages’ for Blockchain Projects

IBM has joined a decentralized cross-blockchain registry initiative which it states is a Yellow Pages analogue for blockchain projects, according to an announcement September 13. The initiative called Unbounded Registry will be led by blockchain startup HACERA, and is designed to provide “a decentralized means to register, look up, join and transact across a variety of blockchain solutions, built to interoperate with all of today’s distributed ledger technologies.” The project will reportedly address major issues in the field, including reserved naming for blockchain projects, the discoverability of blockchain networks and…